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This tremendous lover encouraged readers not to view god as a judge, recording all their faults, but as a god of compassion and love. The mercier press 4 bridge street, cork first published april, 1947 cum permissu superiorum. I told him its a great book that id begun reading a couple years ago and, for some reason, had put down after 300 pages with only 70 pages to go. For nearly sixty years, catholics have found in this remarkable spiritual classic a profound guide to living in christ. Few works can match the completeness of dom eugenes treatment of gods loving plan for mankind in this tremendous lover. In this book, dom eugene boylan, trappist abbot and spiritual writer, shows how the faithful are invited into this intimate union with him, regardless of their state in life. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. In this book, dom eugene boylan, trappist abbot and spiritua. The readings today show the tremendous love and mercy that the lord has for us. He was the author of two once widely read books, this tremendous lover and difficulties in mental prayer, which gave him an international. Ordained a priest inhe began writing on spiritual topics, and in the s he published two books, this tremendous lover and difficulties termendous mental prayer, which became international bestsellers and were translated into many languages.
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